Responsive Fundraising is proud to be the host of The Critical Fundraiser webinar series. This series is the vision of fundraiser turned academic, Dr. Lesley Alborough PhD, exploring the current state of academic research on fundraising, fundraisers and their practice. The aim of the series is to connect researchers with practitioners to share their own research rationale, processes and findings. In doing so, we hope to enter into critical, collaborative and hopefully meaningful dialogue about fundraising practice and our engagement with donors and the people we serve. The Critical Fundraiser Webinar Series is presented by Dr. Lesley Alborough PhD, Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University.
Dr. Alborough’s research concentrates on gifting practices within in the not-for-profit sector and in smaller civil society organizations, with a focus on resource mobilization and the labor and wider societal implications associated with such practices. Her work has been published in the International Journal for Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing and has been disseminated widely amongst practitioner audiences across the globe via various online courses and in her teaching.
Prior to commencing her PhD, Dr. Alborough had a 15 year career as a fundraiser in South Africa and the UK. During this time, she worked both as sole fundraiser and part of large teams within the criminal justice sector (South Africa and UK), the arts and heritage sector (South Africa and UK), as well as social care and international development (UK).
Next Webinar in this series:
How Fundraisers Work in Non-Profit Organizations: the role of organizational learning in fundraising practices
Featuring: Dr. Marta Herrero and Dr. Simone Kraemer, Wednesday, July 28, 11:00 am-12:00 pm EST